Alabama

Refunds... and the NCAA lashes out!

If any of you guys already bought tickets to the failed venture called Gridiron Bash, it's time to get your money back. Nope, no Alan Jackson concert after all. You can do that starting this morning.

Can't see this guy do his thing anymore...

But before we get to that, check out this harshly worded statement from the NCAA aimed at the Gridiron Bash people. The most damning sentence? "While it has been stated that the organizers have been planning this event for a year and a half, they did not contact the NCAA to ensure compliance until last week." Yikes.

Anyway, here is the release from Alabama:

UA ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE BEGINS REFUNDS FOR GRIDIRON BASH TICKETS

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama Athletic Ticket Office will begin refunding all ticket orders for the Gridiron Bash with the start of business on Monday, March 31, beginning at 8 a.m. Central time. This refund procedure will affect only those customers who purchased tickets to the April 11 Gridiron Bash through the UA Athletic Ticket Office.

Those who ordered Gridiron Bash tickets via credit card through the University of Alabama Athletic Ticket Office on rolltide.com will be credited for the amount paid via a credit card electronic refund and will not need to contact the Athletic Ticket Office. For customers who paid via check, a refund check will be processed immediately.

Customers who paid via cash at the UA Ticket Window in Coleman Coliseum must return their tickets to receive a refund. Only those who paid with cash through the UA Athletic Ticket Office will need to return tickets.

The University of Alabama is only responsible for refunds to customers who purchased tickets via rolltide.com or in person at the UA Athletic Ticket Office Ticket Window in Coleman Coliseum.

For customers who ordered through tickets.com, tickets.com will reverse credit cards in the same manner. Customers who ordered through tickets.com will not have to send back tickets, and their credit cards will be reversed for the amount paid.

MSL Sports and Entertainment announced Saturday that it has cancelled all Gridiron Bash events scheduled for Friday, April 11, including the event slated to take place at Bryant-Denny Stadium.